Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to include a Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals

Family group:

Three: Captain G. F. Armstrong, Army Ordnance Department, late Honourable Artillery Company

1914-15 Star (1140 Pte., H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.)

1914-15 Star (1141 Pte. M. H. Armstrong, H.A.C.) good very fine (4) £100-140

George Frederick Armstrong was educated at Clare College, Cambridge. He attested for the H.A.C. in early 1914 and entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 29 December 1914. He received a commission in the Army Ordnance Department on 1 March 1917. Later promoted to Captain. His home address on his m.i.c. is given as ‘Selbourne Place, Littlehampton, Sussex’. In August 1920 G. F. Armstrong applied for his medals and for those of his brother who was in India.

Malcolm Heath Armstrong was born on 27 November 1888. He was educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Like his brother he enlisted into the ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion H.A.C. As a Private he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war with him on 29 December 1914. He received a commission in the 22nd (Bantam) Battalion Middlesex Regiment on 6 October 1915. He was later transferred to the Royal Air Force, His home address on his m.i.c. is the same as his brother.